Sega Meganet: Online Gaming In 1990

It’s easy to think of online console gaming as an invention of the 2000s. Microsoft made waves when Xbox Live dropped in 2002, with Nintendo and Sony scrambling to catch …read more

Ask Hackaday: How Much Compute Is Enough?

Over the history of this business, a lot of people have foreseen limits that look rather silly in hindsight– in 1943, IBM President Thomas Watson declared that “I think there …read more

Ask Hackaday: Using CoPilot? Are You Entertained?

There’s a great debate these days about what the current crop of AI chatbots should and shouldn’t do for you. We aren’t wise enough to know the answer, but we …read more

Improving FDM Filament Drying With A Spot Of Vacuum

Keeping your filament safely away from moisture exposure is one of the most crucial aspects of getting a good 3D print, with equipment like a filament dryer a standard piece …read more

Solar Balconies Take Europe By Storm

Solar power has been around for a long time now. Once upon a time, it was mostly the preserve of research projects and large-scale municipal installations. Eventually, as the technology …read more

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Following Artemis II’s Journey Around The Moon

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By Tom Nardi | April 1, 2026

NASA is going back to the Moon! We’ll follow the crew of Artemis II every step of the way.
Flying Cell Towers For Lower-Latency

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By Tyler August | April 6, 2026

When the inevitable Kessler Syndrome cascade sweeps Starlink and its competitors from Low Earth Orbit in what will doubtless be a spectacular meteor shower of debris, the people behind Sceye …read more
Pocket-Sized E-Ink Gets A Firmware Upgrade

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By Matt Varian | April 5, 2026

Not so long ago, e-ink devices were rare and fairly pricey. As they have become more common and cheaper, some cool form-factor devices have emerged that suffer from subpar software. …read more
Making The Case Against Markdown

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By Maya Posch | April 5, 2026

For some reason, Markdown has not just become the format of choice for giving READMEs in GitHub repositories some flair, but also for writing entire websites and documents. In a …read more
Building A Vise Stand With Pen-Like Retracting Wheels

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By Aaron Beckendorf | April 5, 2026

Old shop tools have a reputation for resilience and sturdiness, and though some of this is due to survivorship bias, some of it certainly comes down to an abundance of …read more
Tiny Moves, Big Depth: An Open-Source Macro Focus Slider

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By Matt Varian | April 5, 2026

When taking macro photographs, you often need just a tiny bit of controlled motion — so little that it’s tough to pull off by hand. To address this, [Salveo] designed …read more
Despite Penalties, Lawyers Can’t Stop Using AI

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By Maya Posch | April 5, 2026

Despite a few high-profile cases in recent years with lawyers getting caught using LLM-generated documents and facing disciplinary action due to this, it would seem that this is not deterring …read more

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